Russ, you are absolutely correct.  The ip address is not in the range 
that I specified on the router.  When I reserved an ip address for the 
pc in the router (to avoid conflict with my TIVO), it did not get that 
address either.

So, how do I get the pc to get the correct address?  I tried a release 
and a renew to no avail.

I have temporarily given up on that pc.  A sad and foolish tale is to 
follow.  So that my wife and I would have the same pc's  (makes them 
easier to support), I purchased a set of two of everything.  (Cost a 
small fortune.)  So, now I am trying to build the second one to see what 
happens.  My problematic pc is not together any more, but that 
motherboard will be used in a few days, hopefully.  I remember when I 
first turned it on and it booted, I said a little prayer of thanks. :) 
I didn't know what was in store for me the next few days!  It has been 
one of my more difficult builds - the most difficult, I suppose.  Other 
things went wrong, too.  Driver issues; system restores; etc.  The good 
thing is that M$ has let me do an automatic activation at least three 
times now.  My Vista Home Premium was a "full" version that I used on my 
old, now trashed, computer.

Dean

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Poffenberger" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] D-Link DIR-655 Connection Problem


Dean,

Try to find out what IP address is being assigned to the PC. It should 
be in
the same network subnet as the router (I assume 192.168.0.x). You can 
find
out what IP address is assigned by opening a command window (Start -> 
Run,
enter "cmd", then enter), and in that command window, entering "ipconfig
/all". If the subnet is wrong, then the PC is not getting assigned the 
right
IP address.

Russ Poffenberger
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dean K. Kukral
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:52 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] D-Link DIR-655 Connection Problem
>
> Some additional information.
>
> When I connect my router to my pc, the light on the router
> comes on as well as the lights at the connector on the pc.
>
> Network and Sharing Center recognizes an unidentified network.
>
> When I ping the router from the pc, there is no reply and
> there is a time-out.
>
> I have tried different cables.
>
> Dean
>
> PS: I broke down and used Network Magic, but it could not
> recognize the connection.
>
>
>
> > Date:    Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:44:44 -0600
> > From:    "Dean K. Kukral" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: D-Link DIR-655 Connection Problem
> >
> > My new build connects with the internet when plugged
> directly into my
> > WildBlue satellite modem, but not when plugged into my router.
>
> 

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